Minimum Ratio Of Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization To Interest Expense Denominator

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Minimum Ratio Of Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization To Interest Expense Numerator

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Ratio Of Consolidated Funded Debt To Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization Denominator, Maximum

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Ratio Of Consolidated Funded Debt To Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization, Numerator, Maximum

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Ratio Of Consolidated Funded Debt To Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization Numerator Maximum, Until January Twenty Nine Twenty Sixteen

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Revolving credit facility, extended maturity date.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of addition (reduction) to the amount at which a liability could be incurred (settled) in a current transaction between willing parties.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt (Additional Information) (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Debt (Additional Information) (Detail) (USD $)	Apr. 03, 2015	Jan. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unsecured borrowing capacity			$ 500,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Extended maturity date of revolving credit facility	Mar. 01, 2017
Ratio of consolidated funded debt to EBITDA, numerator, maximum, until Jan 29, 2016	4
Ratio of consolidated funded debt to EBITDA, numerator, maximum	3.75
Ratio of consolidated funded debt to EBITDA, denominator, maximum	1
Minimum ratio of EBITDA to interest expense, numerator	3.5
Minimum ratio of EBITDA to interest expense, denominator	1
Fair value adjustment	15,000,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueAdjustment
Gain on repurchase of notes	1,000,000
Revolving credit facility financial covenants description	For a period of four trailing fiscal quarters, the Company maintains a ratio of consolidated funded debt, including borrowings under this facility, to EBITDA adjusted for other items as defined in the credit facility of not more than 4.0 to 1.0 until no later than January 29, 2016 and 3.75 to 1.0 thereafter, and a ratio of EBITDA adjusted for other items as defined in the credit facility to interest expense of greater than 3.5 to 1.0.
Available borrowing capacity	500,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repurchase and retirement of long term debt	28,000,000	23,000,000
Notes Which Mature In July 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes	181,000,000	182,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	300,000,000
Stated interest rate	5.50%
Notes Which Mature In July 2033 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, repurchase amount	14,000,000	13,000,000
Notes Which Mature In December 2040
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes	228,000,000	232,000,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	300,000,000
Stated interest rate	5.95%
Notes Which Mature In December 2040 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, repurchase amount	$ 15,000,000	$ 11,000,000